my ten gallon/ 20l thread(new pics on last page!)

[cavipower1]

update: starting my 20l again. love the size of the tank and i want more options when it come to adding fish. this time though ill be drilling it and using a sump. the reefing bug bit me again!

hey guys barely cycling my new ten gallon tank and will be updating my thread as i add more stuff.

Equipment (current):
Walmart ten gallon
hob back filter with small light thatll house lr rubble and chaeto
modded koralia nano power head
12 lbs of dry rock
2lbs of live rock to seed dry rock
cheapy betta light for now to at least have somelight on there

Future:
Nova extreme t5 2x24 light with ati auquablue special bulb and super blue plus bulbs
20lbs of live sand

Future live stock and cuc:
couple of nass and nerite snails(no hermits)
either one skunk cleaner shrimp or two sexy shrimps
pair of ocellaris clowns
and maybe maybe one yellow clown goby
some zoas
some lps
and softies
im not really sure on exactly what corals i want to add just concentrating on getting all my equipment and getting tank set up first

onto the pics, i dk why water looks cloudy maybe its just the crappy cell fone cam, its clear in person lol,
tank is on bar in kitchen and can be viewed on both sides so ill have to cover up the rock on all side with im hoping gsp since it grows so fast


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new pics finally got ride of the brown algae

[Big_Pun]

Looks good and with t5's should be able to do alot diff corals, might want to get more rock if you can, are there any stores in EP that selll marine fish and corals just wondering

[diego]

So how did you mod your nano koralia? I have modded mine too but I was just wondering.

[cavipower1]

no actually there isnt a single store that sells anthing just walmart haha i wish there was i hated driving to sa just to pick up one fish or one coral hah a, and i modded the nano by cutting some of the guards off on front to let more water pass thru made a really big difference the water is going crazy in my tank haha

[Big_Pun]

you can also cut some gaurds off the side also to help

[Mr Cob]

Nice looking 10gallon.

[cavipower1]

stang i just did that and it made a nice difference too! and mr cob thanks for the compliment! anyone know a good place to buy an ato or make one for cheap? for some reason about an inch of water dissapears per day its getting kind of annoying putting so much water back in every singleday.

[txav8r]

There are a ton of DIY auto top offs on the net. Just do a search and find one that works for you. Gravity feed and a float is the easiest methon but not always practical.

Good looking tank, By the way.

[cavipower1]

anyone have some pieces of xenia they might want to give away? i used to have some in my old tanks and despite wat some people say i actually liked how it looked a member off of here gave me some a long time ago dk if hes still around though

[jlh81]

Nice Christmas tree in the background. and i like how you too the rim off looks cool like that

[cavipower1]

thanks! yea the christmas tree is full of ornaments and lights actually gets annoying after a while but the women in the house decorated it so they went over the top haha i didnt even want one! and i took off the rim but since its a cheapy walmart tank the silicone looked like it wanted come off so i got some pieces of plexi i had laying around heated them up and made the ninety degree angles and siliconed them on the corners just to add some extra bracing on there

[cavipower1]

anyone know some really easy corals i can keep under a 65watt pc light? im not gonna have too much time to look after the tank but im gonna show my little sister and cousin how to do water changes and tests to keep the tank up. i was just gonna adda pair of clowns but they say theyll learn and read up on the forums and wanna keep some corals. i was thinking some gsp and some xenia?

[cavipower1]

added a new pic with the 65w pc light i just bought!

[Jarob]

if you ever make it down to corpus i can give you a ton of frags to get you going! Just shoot me a pm if you ever do!

ps i really like the rock work for such a small tank! and did you make it "rimless"? I like that too!

[cavipower1]

thanks for the comments jarob! i had to scape the rocks in a way you could see it from three sides and still look nice plus theres some nice holes in the rock were i can stick frag plugs in. and i might be going around january or febuary to corpus, how hard would it be to ship them though? id pay for shipping

[JoshOdphi]

nice looking tank bro....like the rimless look...u know i have an extra ten gallon layin around i dont use...u just gave me an idea...lol...oh and like the rock work too!

[cavipower1]

lol same way here with me josh i had the teng gallon and wanted to do a 20 gallon but took the rim off the ten and said wat the hell might as well lol. thanks for the compliments on the tank !

[JoshOdphi]

no problem...i saw a small rimless fluval tank with a small led fixture at petsmart and was tempeted to buy it...but think i might jus do wut u did with the 10...we'll c how long it takes me to actually do it..lol

[cavipower1]

it shouldnt take u too long it only took me like 20 minutes to do it

[JoshOdphi]

lol nah i meant how long it will take me to actually do the deed...

[cavipower1]

with my new light im finally getting some nasty brown algae i wish there was an lfs close by to get some cuc. i wonder how the snails would do packed in a bagin a small box shipped express from san antonio? i only live like two and a half hours away

[JoshOdphi]

they should be fine...i've ordered nassarius snails before on ebay from new york i wanna say...im sure shouldnt be no problem from san anto

[cavipower1]

yea now i just gotta find someone who would be so kind as to send me some, i may ask my aunt but shes always busy

[cavipower1]

up for new photos!

[cavipower1]

just a view from my computer desk http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/cavipower1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00056-20100112-1429.jpg

[Europhyllia]

:D great pic!

[txav8r]

Cool pic!

[cavipower1]

thanks! its kinda blurry cuz its from my phone but more pics are due with my sisters camera later once i add some fish

[cavipower1]

well i bit the bullet and ordered a cuc from reef cleaners also got the penny mini refugium kit so im gonna see if i can rig up some kinda wall in my hob filter and try and set up a mini refug. shouldnt be too hard considering its for like a hundred gallon. also ordered some stuff to do a battery powered auto top off system that i saw over on nano-reef.com

[cavipower1]

well to start off finally got a cuc from reef cleaners. also got some frags from nano-reef member opy01 he sent em from dallas for the cost of shipping which was like eight bucks.

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new fts
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now to update how my 20l is coming along! finally drilled my tank after contemplating it for so long. also built my stand its not completely done and i know its different but i love the outdoors and the mossy oak fit me perfectly haha and i know its rough around the edges but im no carpenter and this is going in my room lol so its for me to enjoy not anyone else haha. also the pc light thats on there will get replaced with a fishneedit.com mh pendant once i finish the plumbing.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/cavipower1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00112-20100202-1530.jpg

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an over flow box im trying to salvage
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the front of my stand
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[cavipower1]

just finished the plumbing now i just gotta save up a bit of money for a return pump, pics tomorow i guess

[cavipower1]

pics of the plumbing dont mind the cardboard box its the same length and height as a ten gallon im planning to use

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/cavipower1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00120-20100202-2048.jpg

[cavipower1]

oh yea and its not glued yet i may be moving so im holding off on gluing all the parts till i hear back from the ppl whos house i may be buying